Nigeria vs United States: Insurance and financial services
Insurance and financial services over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 22.8% against 19.8% in United States, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 9th and United States ranks 12th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 1.6% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 4.2% | 0.9% | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 4.5% | 3.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 14.3% | 13.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 17.7% | 11.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 20.8% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insurance and financial services, Nigeria or United States?
- Nigeria, at 22.8% against 19.8% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in insurance and financial services between Nigeria and United States?
- 3.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for insurance and financial services?
- Nigeria ranks 9th and United States ranks 12th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.